Joel Hanley (born June 8, 1991) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL). Undrafted, Hanley has previously played for the Montreal Canadiens, Arizona Coyotes and Dallas Stars.
| Joel Hanley | |||
|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) Hanley with the St. John's IceCaps in 2015 | |||
| Born |
June 8, 1991 Keswick, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Calgary Flames Montreal Canadiens Arizona Coyotes Dallas Stars | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2013–present | ||
Playing career
editHanley was born in Keswick, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 2004 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the York-Simcoe Express minor ice hockey team.[1]
Hanley played Junior A with the Newmarket Hurricanes before spending four seasons with the UMass Minutemen ice hockey of the NCAA.[2] Following his college career, he signed his first professional contract with the American Hockey League's Portland Pirates; He spent two seasons between 2013 and 2015 in Portland including a short demotion to the ECHL's Gwinnett Gladiators.[2]
On July 1, 2015, Hanley signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Montreal Canadiens.[3] He began the 2015–16 season with the Canadiens' affiliate, the St. John's IceCaps. On March 20, 2016, the Canadiens recalled him.[4] He made his NHL debut that evening in a 4–1 loss to the Calgary Flames.[5] Two nights later, he recorded his first two career NHL points with two assists in a 4–3 win over the Anaheim Ducks.[6] He finished the season with six assists in ten games for the Canadiens, and 13 points in 64 games for the IceCaps.
On June 22, 2016, the Canadiens signed Hanley to a one-year, two-way contract extension.[7] He spent the majority of the 2016–17 season with the IceCaps.
On July 1, 2017, Hanley signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Arizona Coyotes.[8] He appeared in five games for the Coyotes during the 2017–18 season, as well as 52 for the American Hockey League's (AHL) Tucson Roadrunners.
On July 1, 2018, Hanley signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Dallas Stars.[9] On February 20, 2019, the Stars signed Hanley to a two-year contract extension.[10] He split the 2018–19 season between Dallas (16 games) and their AHL affiliate the Texas Stars (60 games). On May 1, 2019, he made his NHL playoff debut in Game 4 of the Stars' second round matchup against the St. Louis Blues.[11] It was his lone postseason appearance, as he suffered an upper-body injury.[12]
On September 10, 2020, Hanley recorded his first career playoff point, assisting on Jamie Benn's goal during Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals against the Vegas Golden Knights.[13] On September 19, he scored his first career NHL goal in a 4–1 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning during Game 1 of the 2020 Stanley Cup Finals.[14] On April 14, 2021, he signed a two-year contract extension with Dallas.[15]
In the midst of his sixth year with the Stars in the 2023–24 season, after registering 3 assists through 32 regular season games, Hanley was placed on waivers and subsequently claimed by the Calgary Flames on March 5, 2024.[16]
Career statistics
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2007–08 | Georgina Ice | COJHL | 38 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 45 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | ||
| 2007–08 | Newmarket Hurricanes | OPJHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Newmarket Hurricanes | OJHL | 50 | 14 | 24 | 38 | 61 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 22 | ||
| 2009–10 | Newmarket Hurricanes | OJHL | 23 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 12 | ||
| 2010–11 | UMass Minutemen | HE | 28 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | UMass Minutemen | HE | 36 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | UMass Minutemen | HE | 33 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | UMass Minutemen | HE | 34 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 15 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Gwinnett Gladiators | ECHL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 63 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | St. John's IceCaps | AHL | 64 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 10 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | St. John's IceCaps | AHL | 65 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Tucson Roadrunners | AHL | 52 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Arizona Coyotes | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Texas Stars | AHL | 60 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Texas Stars | AHL | 40 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2020–21 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 35 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 44 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 26 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2023–24 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 32 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 193 | 3 | 26 | 29 | 63 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
- ^ a b Cowan, Stu (March 25, 2016). "Canadiens prospects Hanley, Dietz seize their chance as injuries take toll on blue line". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
- ^ "One-year, two-way contract for Joel Hanley". Montreal Canadiens. July 1, 2015. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
- ^ Basu, Arpon. "Habs announce Victory Bartley has a lower body injury, day to day, Joel Hanley has been called up #lookingupjoelhanley". Twitter. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
- ^ Beacon, Bill (March 21, 2016). "Habs' woes continue in 4–1 loss to Flames". CTV News Montreal. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
- ^ Hickey, Pat. "In the Habs' Room: Goal was 'a great feeling' for Mike Brown". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
- ^ "Canadiens agree to terms on a one-year contract with Joel Hanley". Montreal Canadiens. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
- ^ "Coyotes sign Campbell, Hanley, Rinaldo and Sislo". Arizona Coyotes. July 1, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
- ^ "Stars sign Joel Hanley to one-year deal". Dallas Stars. July 1, 2018. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
- ^ "Stars re-sign defenseman Joel Hanley to two-year contract extension". Dallas Stars. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ^ DeFranks, Matthew. "How the Stars are approaching Game 6 vs. the Blues with a rare trip to the conference finals on the line". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
- ^ Shapiro, Sean. "Hanley is day-to-day with an upper-body injury. Fedun likely in. But Montgomery also mentioned Heatherington and Bayreuther's names as someone he would think about". Twitter. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
- ^ DeFranks, Matthew. "Stars 'found a way to get it done' in Game 3's OT win over Vegas to retake series lead". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
- ^ DeFranks, Matthew. "Stars' Joel Hanley scores first career goal in Game 1 of Stanley Cup Final". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
- ^ "Stars sign defenseman Joel Hanley to two-year contract". NHL.com. April 14, 2021. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
- ^ "Flames claim Joel Hanley off of waivers from Stars". Calgary Flames. March 5, 2024. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database